hordeolum
MONDO:0005800Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names hordeolum yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
An acute, localized swelling of the eyelid that may be external or internal and usually is a pyogenic (typically staphylococcal) infection or abscess.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0005800), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
1 feature
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, hp/releases/2026-09-01.
- HordeolumMondoHP:0010606
Where it sits
Other names
3 names
Resolves to: hordeolum
- Also called
- blepharitis of eyelid glandeyelid gland blepharitisStye